marcus who still describes himself as a devout catholic says in a second meeting the then-cardinal gave him an autographed copy of a book titled "the jesuit" based on his life and works as priest. he says the cardinal once again touched upon the topic of gay rights in argentina. "marcelo, first of all, i want you to know i have always treated gay people with respect and dignity. i have accompanied many hoex sexual people during my career to tend to their spiritual needs. >> the pope's reported proposal when he was cardinal to allow civil unions for same-sex couples showed a willingness to compromise. so does that mean he'll bring that perspective to the church as pope? i asked cnn senior vatican analyst john allen. >> i think in terms of style we've already seen indications that he intends to be pope his own way. the night of his election the master of ceremonies, the vatican's guy who's in charge of the fine points of ritual, attempted to put on him a piece of dress which he just refused to do. he's been told various times is to stop addad libbing. he's indicated he's going to continue